What I Ate: Jasmine's on the Bayou

I've heard nothing but praise for Jasmine's on the Bayou. Every year when Restaurant Week rolls around, I say it's going to be my year to finally make the trek over to Jones Creek to try it out. 2025 was finally that year. 

The restaurant itself is relatively small, only about 15 tables. It is located in a strip mall, so parking is a limited as well. We got there for 6pm on a Tuesday and the place was packed by 6:30pm. There was never a moment when we were there that a table was empty for long. 

The biggest lesson that I learned at Jasmine's is that it is possible to get order regret while still loving everything you ate. The table next to me got all of my second choices from the restaurant week menu and now I feel I have to go back to try them too. 

I opted to go with selections from the Restaurant Week specials (3 courses for $35), but the prices are very reasonable for the regular menu as well. 

I started off with an order of the crawfish bread. I thought it was pretty good. Some crawfish bread that I've had can get a little soggy because it's more like crawfish etouffe on top of the bread, but this was really just crawfish and cheese.

My friend ordered the crawfish beignets for us to try as well. This was definitely not what I was expecting. The inside was filled with cheese, crawfish and bacon. And I'm not sure if it was the bacon or the cheeses used that tasted a little off, but I would definitely try them again. 

For my entrée, I went with the fried chicken Orleans pasta, which is a fried chicken breast served over linguine with a crawfish and tasso cream sauce. The menu didn't mention that chicken breast would be massive (not a complaint) or that the sauce was so addictive (again, not a complaint) and I left with over half of it in a box to enjoy later because I had to save room for my dessert. 

Yea, I went basic with the bread pudding for dessert. I don't eat bread pudding often, and that's because  not all bread pudding is created equal. What I mean by that, is that it's never going to be the same every time you get it. Different places have their own spin on the sauce, the type of bread, what is in the bread (if your bread pudding has raisins in it, then I'm out). The caramel sauce on this was amazing and I should have taken half of it home, but instead made my stomach hurt to leave a happy dessert plate. 

I give Jasmine's a solid 10/10 for food, and 11/10 for service, but the location makes me forget about it. It truly is a hidden gem of the Baton Rouge food scene and I need to make more of an effort to get over there and try more of the menu.